| Emmanuel Deutz | |
|---|---|
 19th century portrait of Emmanuel Deutz | |
| Born | 1763 Bonn, Germany |
| Died | 1842 (aged 78–79) |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Children | 5, including Simon Deutz |
| Relatives | David Paul Drach (son-in-law) |
Emmanuel Deutz (1763-1842) was a German-born French rabbi.
Biography
Emmanuel Deutz was born in 1763 in Bonn, Germany.
Deutz served as a rabbi in Koblenz, Germany. He served as the Chief Rabbi of France from 1810 to 1842. Nevertheless, Deutz was not a fluent French speaker.
Deutz had a wife, Judith, and five children. His daughter Sarah married David Paul Drach. When Drach converted to Roman Catholicism, the couple separated. Meanwhile, one of Deutz's sons, Simon Deutz, also converted to Roman Catholicism.
Deutz died in 1842.
References
- ^ Berkovitz, Jay R. (1989). The Shaping of Jewish Identity in Nineteenth-Century France. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780814320112. OCLC 20012964.
- ^ Wraxall, Lascelles (1863). Remarkable Adventurers and Unrevealed Mysteries. London, U.K.: Richard Bentley. p. 240. OCLC 7757810.
Emmanuel Deutz.
- ^ Kselman, Thomas (Spring 2006). "Turbulent Souls in Modern France: Jewish Conversion and the Terquem Affair". Historical Reflections. 32 (1): 90. JSTOR 41299362.
- Catan, Moshe (1991). "The Chief Rabbis of France". Michael: On the History of the Jews in the Diaspora. XII: 127–134. JSTOR 23495954.
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